title: A sinus of valsalva aneurysm: more complicated than imagined.
abstract: Sinus of Valsalva aneurysms mostly remain silent. Here, we report a case with sinus of Valsalva aneurysm which caused right ventricular outflow obstruction and ruptured into the main pulmonary artery in the setting of DeBakey type I aortic dissection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.kamiltuluce@gmail.com
authors.forename: Kamil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tuluce
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Posacioglu
authors.forename: Naim
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ceylan
authors.forename: Selcen Yakar
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Tuluce
authors.forename: Cemil
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gurgun
authors.forename: Sanem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nalbantgil
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*